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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 30, 2026 Mr. MENEFEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce ... To increase the total maximum Federal Pell Grant and extend flexibility for eligibility. ... the total maximum Federal Pell Grant award per student shall be equal to $14,800 ... [and] the period during which a student may receive Federal Pell Grants ... [is extended] ... by striking "12" each place it appears and inserting "16".
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Menefee introduced H.R. 8618, the College Affordability and Accessibility Act, to raise Pell Grants and extend eligibility from 12 to 16 semesters. This is a concrete higher-education affordability action, but it is only partial relative to the broader promise of eliminating student debt and making public/community college free.
To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, a debt-free-college bill was introduced, but GovInfo lists Mark Pocan as sponsor and does not list Menefee among the cosponsors; it was only referred to committee, so it does not show delivery by Menefee.
Mr. Pocan (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. McGarvey, Ms. Norton, Mr. García of Illinois
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official action line for the lookback-window debt-free-college bill identifies Pocan and initial cosponsors, not Menefee, and says the bill was referred rather than enacted.
Mr. Menefee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Menefee made a concrete same-term higher-education affordability effort, but the official record shows referral to committee, not enactment.
To increase the total maximum Federal Pell Grant and extend flexibility for eligibility.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Menefee bill addresses Pell Grants and eligibility, a narrower affordability measure than eliminating student debt or making public and community college free for all.
The SAVE Plan was the Biden Administration’s third and final attempt at mass student loan forgiveness and was blocked repeatedly
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Department of Education described a major student-loan-forgiveness path as blocked and ended, evidence against delivery of broad debt elimination.
Beginning this summer, the Department will implement commonsense loan limits on how much students and parents can borrow
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Current federal executive implementation focused on loan limits and repayment changes, not eliminating student loan debt or making public/community college free.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.same_termA for effort
Menefee introduced H.R. 8618 in the 119th Congress to increase the maximum Pell Grant and extend Pell eligibility, which is a concrete same-term legislative effort on college affordability. However, the evidence does not show enactment, student loan debt elimination, or free public and community college for all. Because the promised outcome was not delivered despite a material legislative attempt, this should be scored as never with an effort badge rather than delivered or partial.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%